Today was a Global Day of Action on climate change, with thousands of events taking place across the planet.

For a start, there was an enormous march through the streets of Copenhagen, with an estimated 100,000 people braving the chilly Danish air.  There’s a first-hand account of the march on Grist which, unlike most of the big media outlets, doesn’t focus exclusively on the tiny minority of people who got violent.  Violence is eye-catching so the actions of a few can swamp the peaceful actions of the many.  The police seem to have been making extensive use of their new powers (for example, Denmark’s parliament recently gave police the power to arrest people who they think might be about to break the law - before they’ve actually done anything).  An estimated 900 protestors were arrested.  Climate Justice Action have accused the police of violating human rights.

Meanwhile, the tcktcktck campaign coordinated a call for a “Real Deal” on climate change.  Thousands of candlelit vigils are taking place over the weekend, as well as concerts, dancing, mural-making and demonstrations.  Here in the UK, activists managed to project the campaign’s logo onto the Houses of Parliament for a good 15 minutes until the London bobbies got wise and switched it off.

Nearby, a group of young people organised by the UK Youth Climate Coalition performed a spirited 4-minute torch-lit “flashdance” in front of the House of Lords, to the tune of The Chemical Brothers’ Galvanise, shouting “Don’t hold back!” - on securing a fair, ambitious and binding climate deal:

And finally…

Franny Armstrong, director of the film The Age of Stupid, interviewed Ed Miliband while standing on her head.